Toilet-seat attachment



Sept 30, 192%, LSWAM w. J. HESS TOILET SEAT ATTACHMENT Filed Feb. 1924 Sept. a, is.

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WILLIAM J. HESS, O F FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR T0 VAN ARNAM MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, A

TOILET-SEAT To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. Hnss, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Fort Wayne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toilet-Seat Attachments, of'which the following is a specification.

V This invention relates to improvements in toilet seat attachments in which a seat for an infant is provided for use in conjunction with the usual toilet seat for an adult, and the Object thereof is to provide an easily attachable seat provided with a folding back and side arms so fo rmed and arranged that the side arms will be held rigidly in an upright position when the back is adjusted in position for use. Another object is'to provide a means of securing the attachment to a toilet seat in a secure and simple manner.

These objects are accomplished by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of a seat attachment embodying the invention and shown with the arms and back folded;

Fig. 2 is-a'side elevation of the attachment with the arms and back in erect position, there being included also in the view a toilet seat in longitudinal section; and Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the attachmentwith the arms andback in position for use, there being included in the view a detachable strap connecting the forward ends of the arms.

The characters appearing in the description refer to parts shown in the drawings and designated thereon by corresponding characters.

The invention comprises a rectangular seat 1 having an opening 2 therein, the seat being proportioned so that when placed upon a regular toilet seat 3 it will cover the opening 4 therein.

To the bottom of the seat 1, back of its opening, is secured a wire loop 5 the terminals of which are upturned and held to the seat by screws 6. The loop extends be neath the seat 3 back of its opening and holds the superimposed seat in place. 'Also a stud 7 projects downwardly from the seat 1 at a point ahead of its opening, and depends into the opening 4 of the regular seat at its front end and prevents the re- CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

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Application filed February 2, 1924. Serial No. 690,125.

moval of the seat 1 without first elevating its front end.

A particular feature of the invention is the formati n and arrangement of the arms 8 and back 9 and the manner of their connection with the seat. Each arm 8 consists of a metal rod bent into the form of a loop, each end terminal being shaped into a hook 10 that extends in a plane that lies at an obtuse angle relative to that of the loop, and with the ends 11 of the hooks extending toward each other in axial alinement and projecting into the corresponding ends of the seat. Each arm swings pivotally upon the projecting ends 11 of its books outwardly to an extent that is limited by the shoulders 12 of the hooks which come into contact with and bear as fulcrums against the upper surface of the seat 1. The back 9 is also formed of a rod with terminal hooks 13, the ends 14 of which extend respectively into the opposite sides of the seat in axial alinement, and swings pivotally upon said ends backwardly to an extent that is limited by the shoulders 15 of its hooks which bear against the seat in the same manner as the hooks on the arms. The back is so proportioned relative to the arms as to extend higher than the tops of the arms, and is of such width that when raised to position for use, the arms will be spread and held by the corresponding sides of the back to their outermost positions. In this manner, when the back is erected for use, the arms are thereby prevented from collapsing, the use of other securing expedients being obviated.

The device is folded by first swinging the back forwardly onto the seat and subsequently the arms are successively swung inwardly one over the other down onto the "folded back as shown in Fig. 1.

-In utilizing the invention the arms are .swung outwardly to .their respective positions limited by the contact of the hook shoulders with the seat, and the back is swung backwardly between the arms to the limit of its movement. The device is then applied to the regular toilet seat by first introducing the loop 5 through the opening 4 in the seat and moving the superimposed seat 1 backwardly so that the stud 7 may be introduced into the opening at the front end thereof.

A detachable strap 16 is secured to the out of the seat.

forward ends of the arms by means of suitable fastening means 17 and serves to prevent the occupant from falling forwardly To remove the attachment it is only necessary to elevate the front end of'the seat 1 until the pendant stud clears the opening of the regular seat and then moving the attachment forwardly to withdraw the securing loop from its connection with the regular seat.

What I claim is 1. lln an attachment of the class described, a rectangular seat having an aperture therein; .a pair of arms, one for each side of the seat, each arm consisting of a rod bent into the form of a loop, each end terminal being shaped into a hook that extends in a plane that lies at an' obtuse angle relative to that of the loop, and with the ends of the hooks extending toward each other in axial alinement and rojecting into the corresponding ends of t e seat, each hook having a fulcrum that bears against the top of the seat and limits the outward swing of the arm; a back formed of a bent rod with terminal hooks, the ends of which extend respectively into the opposite sides of the seat in axial alinement, there beinga fulcrum formed by each of said hooks that bears a ainst the top of the sea-t and limits the bac ward swing of said back; a loop securedto the bottom of said seat having a rearwardly extending portion spaced apart therefrom; and a pendant stud near the front end. of said seat, said loop and stud being engageable in the opening of a regular toilet seat and operable to hold the at tachment centered thereon.

2. An attachment for a regular toilet seat comprising a supplemental seat superim posed upon the regular seat; means on the bottom of the supplemental seat engageable through the opening in the regular seat and operable to hold said seats centered; a pair of foldin arms, one for each side of the supplemental seat; and a folding back adjacent the rear end of the supplemental seat, each of'said arms and the back havin oppositely positioned hooks that exten into the corresponding edges of the supplemental seat, each hook having a shoulder operable as a fulcrum to limit respectively the outward swing of said arms and the backward swing of said back.

3. A childs seat attachment for a regular toilet seat comprising an a'pertured supplemental seat superimposed upon the regular toilet seat including means for holdingit I centered thereon; a pair of oppositely fold- .ing arms, one for each side of the supplemental seat, each arm having oppositely disposed hooks extending respectively into the corresponding ends of the sup letnental seat in alinement and forming plvotal support for the corresponding arm, said hooks, also extending over the top of the supplemental seat, each forming a fulcrum operable to limit the outward swing of the arm; and a folding back having limited pivotal movement and operable between said arms when the latter are in their outermost position to prevent collapse of said arms.

4. A childs seat attachment for a regular toilet seat comprising an apertured supplemental seat superimposed upon the regular seat including means for holding the same centered thereon; a pair of oppositely folding arm members, each having oppositely disposed hooks with alined ends that extend into the corresponding opposite ends of the supplemental seat and upon which said arms move pivotally, each hook forming also a fulcrum operable by bearing upon the top of the supplemental seat so as to limit the outward swing of the correspondin arm; and a folding back having opposite y disposed hooks with alined ends extending into the corresponding opposite sides of the supplemental seat and upon which said back moves pivotally, each hook forming also a fulcrum operable by bearing upon the top of the supplemental seat so as to limit the backward swing of said back, said arms when in position for use being forcibly held from folding inwardly by the back when extending therebetween.

5. A. childs seat attachment for a regular toilet seat comprising an apertured supplemental seat applicable to be superimposed upon the regular seat in centered relation therewith; a pair of o positely folding arms each, having opposite y disposed hooks, the ends of which extend into the corresponding opposite ends of the seat, each hook being operable as a pivotal support for the corresponding arm, and also as ameans, by bearing upon the top of the seat, to limit outward movement of said arm; and a folding back having limited pivotal movement on the supplemental seat and being operable between said arms when the back and arms are in position for use to retain thearms in such position. i

lln testimon whereof I ailix my signature in presence 0' two witnesses. 

